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2025
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No. 310] CHENNAI, THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 2025 Aani 5, Visuvaavasu, Thiruvalluvar Aandu–2056
Part II—Section 2
Notifications or Orders of interest to a Section of the public
issued by Secretariat Departments.
NOTIFICATIONS BY GOVERNMENT
HOME DEPARTMENT
THE BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023 GUIDELINES FOR AWARD OF COMMUNITY SERVICE AS A
MEASURE OF PUNISHMENT
[G.O. Ms. No.301, Home (Courts-VIA), 19th June 2025,
ஆனி 5, விசுவாவசு, திருவள்ளுவர் ஆண்டு-2056.]
No. II(2)/HO/539(u)/2025.
In relation to clause (f) of section 4 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Central Act 45 of 2023), the Governor of Tamil Nadu, in consultation with the High Court of Madras, hereby notifies the following guidelines for award of Community Service as a measure of punishment:-
| S. No | Community Services | Place / Office of service | Authorising Officer | Monitoring Authority |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
| 1. | Cleaning/ maintenance of wards and peripherals. | Government Hospital/ Government Dispensaries | Resident Medical Officer / Dean or Designated Officer | District Probation Officer or any other appointed or designated officer by the State Government for the purpose. |
| 2. | Casualty / Out Patient Management. | Government Hospital | Resident Medical Officer / Dean or Designated Officer | -do- |
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| S. No | Community Services | Place / Office of service | Authorising Officer | Monitoring Authority |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
| 3. | Trolley/ Movement assistance. | Government Hospital | Resident Medical Officer / Dean or Designated Officer | -do- |
| 4. | Any other duties identified by Resident Medical Officer / Dean which requires more special / medical knowledge. | Government Hospital | Resident Medical Officer / Dean or Designated Officer | -do- |
| 5. | Cleaning/ maintenance of study area, stock area and peripherals. | District / Taluk Office / Legal Aid Clinics / Any Government Library | Secretary, District Legal Services Authority/ Librarian/ In charge Officer | -do- |
| 6. | Arranging of Books/ Listing of Books or any clerical assistance or Binding | District Legal Services Authority Office District / Taluk Office / Any Government Library | Secretary, District Legal Services Authority / Librarian / In charge Officer | -do- |
| 7. | Cleaning of classrooms, library, laboratories, grounds and peripherals. | Government Educational Institutions | Head Master/ Principal or Designated Officer | -do- |
| 8. | Cleaning/ maintenance along with Municipal/ Corporation cleaning staff. | Corporation/ Municipality/ Panchayat | Respective Commissioner/ Block Development Officer or Designated officer | -do- |
| 9. | Removal of weeds from roadsides. | Corporation/ /Municipality/ Panchayat | Respective Commissioner/ Block Development Officer or Designated officer | -do- |
| 10. | Any cleaning or maintenance of public buildings. | Public Offices | Concerned Officers | -do- |
| 11. | Traffic regulation, crowd regulation. | Police Station | Station House Officer/ Designated Officer | -do- |
| 12. | Cleaning/ Maintenance. | Public Parks / Space and Beach of Corporation / Municipality/ Panchayat | Respective Commissioner/ Block Development Officer or Designated Officer | -do- |
| 13. | Cleaning/ Maintenance | Old age homes Mental Health Institutes/ Hostels/ Social Welfare department buildings | Warden / In charge Officer or Designated Officer | -do- |
| 14. | Tree Planting, watering, weed removal and maintenance work. | Forest Department | Ranger / In charge Officer / Designated Officer | -do- |
| 15. | Cleaning/ Maintenance or clerical assistance | Zoo/ Museums | Curator/ In charge Officer / Designated Officer | -do- |
| 16. | Any other duty as part of community service which the court deems fit in the given case | Concerned Department | Concerned Officer | -do- |
(b) The period of community service to be imposed as a measure of punishment shall be the prerogative of the Court;
(c) The Authorising Officer and Monitoring Authority on completion of the period of the Community Service shall issue a compliance report to the Court which had imposed such punishment.
DHEERAJ KUMAR, Additional Chief Secretary to Government. PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF STATIONERY AND PRINTING, CHENNAI ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNMENT OF TAMIL NADU